5-cell /ˈfaɪvˌsɛl/ noun1 •A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a tetrahedron, whose five bounding facets are tetrahedra.In every vertex of the 5-cell, 8-cell and 120-cell there are 4 concurring edges; in every vertex of the 24-cell, 8 edges. — 1896 forms5-cells